Jeremias 18
1 A palavra do Senhor, que veio a Jeremias, dizendo:
Yahweh gave another message to me. [He said],
2 Levanta-te, e desce à casa do oleiro, e lá te farei ouvir as minhas palavras.
“Go to the shop of the man who makes clay pots. I will give you a message there.”
3 E desci à casa do oleiro, e eis que estava fazendo a sua obra sobre as rodas.
So I went to that shop, and I saw the man who makes pots. He was working at the wheel [that he uses to form pots].
4 E o vaso, que ele fazia de barro, quebrou-se na mão do oleiro: então tornou a fazer dele outro vaso, conforme o que pareceu bem aos olhos do oleiro fazer.
But when he finished making one jar, it was not as good as he hoped/wanted it to be. [So], he took that clay and formed it into another jar, shaping it as he desired.
5 Então veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
6 Porventura não poderei eu fazer de vós como este oleiro, ó casa de Israel? diz o Senhor: eis que, como o barro na mão do oleiro, assim sois vós na minha mão, ó casa de Israel.
“Perhaps the people of Israel [think that] I cannot do to them like this man who makes pots has done [RHQ]. [But what they think is wrong]. I [can control what happens to them like] this man [controls what he does with the clay] in his hands.
7 No momento em que falarei contra uma nação, e contra um reino para arrancar, e para derribar, e para destruir,
There may be a time when I proclaim that I will get rid of a nation or kingdom, [like someone] pulls up [a plant with its roots], and smashes it, and destroys it.
8 Se a tal nação, porém, contra a qual falar se converter da sua maldade, também eu me arrependerei do mal que lhe cuidava fazer.
But if [the people of] that nation repent of doing evil things, I will not send to them the disasters that I planned to send.
9 No momento em que falarei de uma gente e de um reino, para edificar e para plantar,
And there may be a time when I proclaim that I will establish a nation or kingdom and cause it to be strong [MET].
10 Se fizer o mal diante dos meus olhos, não dando ouvidos à minha voz, então me arrependerei do bem que tinha dito lhe faria.
But if [the people of] that nation [start to] do evil things and refuse to obey me, then I will not bless them as I said that I would do.
11 Ora pois, fala agora aos homens de Judá, e aos moradores de Jerusalém, dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que estou forjando mal contra vós: e penso um pensamento contra vós: convertei-vos pois agora cada um do seu mau caminho, e melhorai os vossos caminhos e as vossas ações.
Therefore, [Jeremiah, go and warn all] the people in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judah. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “I am planning to cause you to experience a disaster [DOU]. [So], each of you should turn from your evil behavior and start doing what is right, [in order that you will not experience that disaster].”’’”
12 Porém eles dizem: Não há esperança, porque após as nossas imaginações andaremos: e faremos cada um o propósito do seu malvado coração.
[So I told that message to the people], but they replied, “It is useless [for you to tell us that]. We will [continue to] be stubborn and behave as we want to.”
13 Portanto assim diz o Senhor: perguntai agora entre os gentios quem ouviu tal coisa? coisa mui horrenda fez a virgem de Israel.
So, this is what Yahweh says: “Ask the [people who live in other] nations if they have [RHQ] ever heard of such a thing. My Israeli people, who [have been pure like] [MET] virgins, have done a terrible thing!
14 Porventura deixar-se-á a neve do líbano por uma rocha do campo? ou deixar-se-ão as águas estranhas, frias e correntes?
The snow certainly never [RHQ] completely disappears/melts from the rocky slopes of the mountains in Lebanon. The cold streams that flow down from those distant mountains never [RHQ] cease flowing.
15 Contudo o meu povo se tem esquecido de mim, queimando incenso à vaidade; porque os fizeram tropeçar nos seus caminhos, e nas veredas antigas, para que andassem por veredas afastadas, não aplainadas;
But my people [are not as reliable as those streams: ] They have abandoned me. They burn incense to [honor/worship] worthless idols. [It is as though] they have stumbled as they walked along very old roads that are good roads, and now, instead, they are walking on dirt paths.
16 Para pôr a sua terra em espanto e perpétuos assobios; todo aquele que passa por ela se espantará, e meneará a sua cabeça.
Therefore, their land will become desolate, and people who see it will hiss [to ridicule it]. Everyone who passes by will be appalled; they will shake their heads [to show that they are shocked].
17 Como com vento oriental os espalharei diante da face do inimigo: mostrar-lhes-ei as costas e não o rosto, no dia da sua perdição.
I will scatter the people when their enemies [attack them] like dust is scattered by an east wind. And when they experience all those difficulties/disasters, I will turn my back on them [and refuse] to help them.”
18 Então disseram: Vinde, e maquinemos maquinações contra Jeremias; porque não perecerá a lei do sacerdote, nem o conselho do sábio, nem a palavra do profeta: vinde, e firamo-lo com a língua, e não escutemos a nenhuma das suas palavras.
Then some of the people said, “Come, let’s plan to attack Jeremiah. We have [many] priests who teach us God’s laws, and wise men who give us good advice, and prophets who tell us [what will happen. We do not need Jeremiah!] So, let’s slander him and not pay attention to anything that he says.”
19 Olha para mim, Senhor, e ouve a voz dos que contendem comigo.
[Then I prayed], “Yahweh, [please] listen to me! And listen to what my enemies are saying about me.
20 Porventura pagar-se-á mal por bem? porque cavaram uma cova para a minha alma: lembra-te de que eu me apresentei na tua presença, para falar por seu bem, para desviar deles a tua indignação.
I am doing things that are good, so it is disgusting that [RHQ] they are paying me back by doing evil [things to me]. [It is as though] they have dug a pit for me [to fall into] and die. Do not forget that [one time] I stood in front of you and pleaded for you [to help them], and I tried to prevent you from [punishing them] [MTY], even though you were very angry with them.
21 Portanto entrega seus filhos à fome, e entrega-os ao poder da espada, e sejam suas mulheres roubadas dos filhos, e viúvas; e seus maridos sejam mortos de morte, e os seus mancebos sejam feridos à espada na peleja.
So [now], allow their children to die from hunger! Or cause them to be killed by [their enemies’] swords! Cause their wives to become widows, whose children are all dead! Cause their [old] men to die in a plague, and cause their young men to be killed in battles!
22 Ouça-se o clamor de suas casas, quando trouxeres esquadrões sobre eles de repente. Porquanto cavaram uma cova para prender-me e armaram laços aos meus pés.
Cause people to scream in their homes when enemy soldiers suddenly come into their houses! [Cause all those things to happen to them] because they [want to kill me]. [It is as though] they have dug a pit for me [to fall into], and they have hidden traps along my path.
23 Mas tu, ó Senhor, sabes todo o seu conselho contra mim para matar-me; não perdoes a sua maldade, nem apagues o seu pecado de diante da tua face: mas tropecem perante a tua face; assim usa com eles no tempo da tua ira.
Yahweh, you know all the things that they are planning to do to kill me. Do not forgive them for their crimes or blot out [the record of] their sins. Cause them to be destroyed; punish them because of your being angry [with them]!”
